U21 League

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zacarias Herauso made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, La Zabaleta's goal looked a bit too open when Nunez Endira came free, but Angelino Raulo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Angelino Raulo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nunez Endira, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 18th minute, Benicio Ruy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Angelino Raulo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 22 minutes of play, Rossobianco's Enzo Galindo made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Angelino Raulo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Angelino Raulo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rolando Michael in the 25th minute of the match. With a little luck, Rossobianco's Bakar Gopala Pillai got control of the ball when Zacarias Herauso tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 32 minutes Rossobianco's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Isidro Pierres who took care of the corner kick. The corner led La Zabaleta's Isidro Pierres to fire away a dangerous shot which Bakar Gopala Pillai despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 33 played minutes La Zabaleta got a freekick which was hit by Zacarias Herauso. La Zabaleta's Angelino Raulo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benicio Ruy in the 36th minute of play. Angelino Raulo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nunez Endira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the match, Enzo Galindo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Angelino Raulo. La Zabaleta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Enzo Galindo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After some careless play in the La Zabaleta defense, Enzo Galindo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Angelino Raulo. The La Zabaleta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Angelino Raulo should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Benicio Ruy made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rolando Michael in the 54th minute of play forced La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Angelino Raulo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th match minute, Rossobianco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rolando Michael to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the match, La Zabaleta's goal looked a bit too open when Benicio Ruy came free, but Angelino Raulo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute, Enzo Berriotxoa made a precise shot to the right of Angelino Raulo. La Zabaleta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Angelino Raulo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benicio Ruy went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. La Zabaleta's Angelino Raulo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save La Zabaleta from getting a goal against them. 69 minutes into the game, Nunez Endira recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Angelino Raulo. Nunez Endira showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-7. 75 minutes into the game, Enzo Galindo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Angelino Raulo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 83rd minute of the match, Benicio Ruy tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Angelino Raulo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. La Zabaleta's Angelino Raulo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benicio Ruy in the 85th minute of play. The supporters of Rossobianco booed when La Zabaleta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Katia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rossobianco's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.